Set The Blues On Fire Chords by Jay Jesse Johnson
Tempo:
121.2 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
C#
F#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[F#m] [F#] [F#m]
[A] [B] [A] Well, you know, I'm [B] [A]
just a one night stand.
[B] [F#m]
I heard [A] the word [B] [A] about the Mississippi man.
[B] [F#m] He [Bm] had a whole lot of miles on [G#m] him worn [A] out shoes.
I walked on down when I [B] heard [A] the news.
[C#m] I'll tell you, I ain't lying.
[Bm] He [C#] burned it up, set the [B] blues [F#m] on fire.
[A] Oh, set the [B] blues [F#m] on fire.
[A] He played [B] the black [A] cat moan on that [B] [A] old guitar.
And he [B] [A] made his living in [B] the [A] whiskey bars.
[F#] He got all fired up when he sang [A] them songs.
[B] [A] People, they were getting on and on.
[C#m] I'll tell you now, I ain't lying.
[Bm] He [E] burned it up, [A] set the blues on fire.
[B] [A] He set the blues on fire.
[C#] [F#m]
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[F#]
[A]
[B] [F#m]
[C#]
[F#] [B] [A]
[B] [F#m]
[C#] [D]
[A#] [C] [A#]
He
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm] [A] [C#]
[D] [A#] [Gm]
[A#] [Gm] [D]
[D#] [B] had the whole joint rocking and [G#m] rattlesnakes too.
Had them old [B] girls working with them lightning blues.
[G#m] [C#m] He tore it up, he made the guitar [B] cry.
He said, I ain't stopping until I [D#] die.
I'll tell you now, I ain't [C#m] lying.
That Mississippi man set the blues [B] on fire.
[C#] [G#m]
Set the [B] blues on fire.
[C#] [B]
Set the blues on fire.
[C#] [B] Set the blues on fire.
[G#m]
[B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[F#m] [F#] [F#m]
[A] [B] [A] Well, you know, I'm [B] [A]
just a one night stand.
[B] [F#m]
I heard [A] the word [B] [A] about the Mississippi man.
[B] [F#m] He [Bm] had a whole lot of miles on [G#m] him worn [A] out shoes.
I walked on down when I [B] heard [A] the news.
[C#m] I'll tell you, I ain't lying.
[Bm] He [C#] burned it up, set the [B] blues [F#m] on fire.
[A] Oh, set the [B] blues [F#m] on fire.
[A] He played [B] the black [A] cat moan on that [B] [A] old guitar.
And he [B] [A] made his living in [B] the [A] whiskey bars.
[F#] He got all fired up when he sang [A] them songs.
[B] [A] People, they were getting on and on.
[C#m] I'll tell you now, I ain't lying.
[Bm] He [E] burned it up, [A] set the blues on fire.
[B] [A] He set the blues on fire.
[C#] [F#m]
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[F#]
[A]
[B] [F#m]
[C#]
[F#] [B] [A]
[B] [F#m]
[C#] [D]
[A#] [C] [A#]
He
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm] [A] [C#]
[D] [A#] [Gm]
[A#] [Gm] [D]
[D#] [B] had the whole joint rocking and [G#m] rattlesnakes too.
Had them old [B] girls working with them lightning blues.
[G#m] [C#m] He tore it up, he made the guitar [B] cry.
He said, I ain't stopping until I [D#] die.
I'll tell you now, I ain't [C#m] lying.
That Mississippi man set the blues [B] on fire.
[C#] [G#m]
Set the [B] blues on fire.
[C#] [B]
Set the blues on fire.
[C#] [B] Set the blues on fire.
[G#m]
[B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
Key:
B
A
C#
F#m
G#m
B
A
C#
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] Well, you know, I'm _ [B] _ [A] _
just a one night stand.
[B] _ [F#m] _
I heard [A] the word _ [B] [A] about the Mississippi man.
_ [B] _ [F#m] He [Bm] had a whole lot of miles on [G#m] him worn [A] out shoes.
I walked on down when I [B] heard [A] the news.
[C#m] _ I'll tell you, I ain't lying.
[Bm] He [C#] burned it up, set the [B] blues [F#m] on fire.
_ [A] Oh, set the [B] blues [F#m] on fire.
_ [A] _ He played [B] the black [A] cat moan _ _ on that [B] [A] old guitar.
_ _ _ And he [B] [A] made his living _ _ in [B] the [A] whiskey bars.
_ [F#] He got all fired up when he sang [A] them songs.
[B] [A] People, they were getting on and on.
[C#m] _ I'll tell you now, I ain't lying.
[Bm] He [E] burned it up, [A] set the blues on fire.
_ [B] _ [A] He set the blues on fire.
[C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [B] had the whole joint rocking _ _ and [G#m] rattlesnakes too.
_ _ _ Had them old [B] girls working _ _ with them lightning _ blues.
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] He tore it up, he made the guitar [B] cry.
He said, I ain't stopping until I [D#] die.
I'll tell you now, I ain't [C#m] lying.
That Mississippi man set the blues [B] on fire.
_ [C#] _ [G#m] _
Set the [B] blues on fire.
[C#] _ [B] _
Set the blues on fire.
_ [C#] _ [B] Set the blues on _ fire. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] Well, you know, I'm _ [B] _ [A] _
just a one night stand.
[B] _ [F#m] _
I heard [A] the word _ [B] [A] about the Mississippi man.
_ [B] _ [F#m] He [Bm] had a whole lot of miles on [G#m] him worn [A] out shoes.
I walked on down when I [B] heard [A] the news.
[C#m] _ I'll tell you, I ain't lying.
[Bm] He [C#] burned it up, set the [B] blues [F#m] on fire.
_ [A] Oh, set the [B] blues [F#m] on fire.
_ [A] _ He played [B] the black [A] cat moan _ _ on that [B] [A] old guitar.
_ _ _ And he [B] [A] made his living _ _ in [B] the [A] whiskey bars.
_ [F#] He got all fired up when he sang [A] them songs.
[B] [A] People, they were getting on and on.
[C#m] _ I'll tell you now, I ain't lying.
[Bm] He [E] burned it up, [A] set the blues on fire.
_ [B] _ [A] He set the blues on fire.
[C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [B] had the whole joint rocking _ _ and [G#m] rattlesnakes too.
_ _ _ Had them old [B] girls working _ _ with them lightning _ blues.
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] He tore it up, he made the guitar [B] cry.
He said, I ain't stopping until I [D#] die.
I'll tell you now, I ain't [C#m] lying.
That Mississippi man set the blues [B] on fire.
_ [C#] _ [G#m] _
Set the [B] blues on fire.
[C#] _ [B] _
Set the blues on fire.
_ [C#] _ [B] Set the blues on _ fire. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _